Dear R experts, I want to use numerical methods to solve a complex problem. Here is a very simple example that gives an idea of what I would like to do. This example could be solved by hand, but I am interested in finding a numerical solution in R.
Let's say that I have the following equation: Maxx (-2x^2+ Cx)=1 I want to numerically solve for C. Of course I could use the first order condition with respect to x on the left hand side, and find the value of x that maximizes the function x-> -2x^2+ Cx, (as a function of C), and then solve for C. But, let's assume that my left hand side is much more complex and I want to avoid using the first order condition. So, I would need to use some numerical techniques directly. Is there a procedure that could be implemented in R? Thank you very much for any suggestion! Aurelien [[alternative HTML version deleted]] ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.